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Uganda Unveils Entebbe Memorial Honoring Netanyahu, Hostages

8/2/2026

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Uganda unveiled a memorial to Lt.-Col. Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu at Entebbe Airport, overseen by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Kainerugaba said the memorial demonstrates enduring friendship, security partnership, and mutual trust between Uganda and Israel.
He listed the hostages killed in the 1976 Entebbe raid: Jean-Jacques Maimoni (19), Dr. Pasco Cohen (52), Ida Borochovitch (56) and Dora Bloch (74).
He also honored the Ugandan soldiers who died during the raid.

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Uganda unveiled a memorial to Lt.-Col. Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu at Entebbe Airport, overseen by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Kainerugaba said the memorial demonstrates enduring friendship, security partnership, and mutual trust between Uganda and Israel.
He listed the hostages killed in the 1976 Entebbe raid: Jean-Jacques Maimoni (19), Dr. Pasco Cohen (52), Ida Borochovitch (56) and Dora Bloch (74).
He also honored the Ugandan soldiers who died during the raid.